Whilst I would love to see Atsu and Ritchie on the wings, I think the manager will see Gouffran as essential to help Dummett out on the left. However, with Atsu playing with next to no training after international duty at the weekend, with Rafa Benitez declaring Matt Ritchie now fit again after his virus – I see the Scottish international back in the team.

Shelvey is proving the beating heart of the team and after missing a few games, the energy of Hayden could be back alongside him. Colback did ok on Saturday but looks really limited this season.

Benitez also confirmed Jamaal Lascelles would be fine to play after recovering from illness at the weekend which forced him off v Brentford, with Mbemba likely to miss out again through injury, pretty straightforward to have the Captain back alongside the impressive Ciaran Clark. Especially with Grant Hanley looking very ropey when coming on, on Saturday.

Darlow impressed once again, Rafa still doesn’t appear to have a viable alternative for Dummett, though I can see Yedlin adding extra pace on the right. Anita did well again against Brentford but I think this season will see the pair continue to share the full-back slot.

My suggested Newcastle team v Barnsley:

To create the image above, Ryan Williamson used the NUFC team selector.

You can do the same by following the simple instructions HERE and then there are a number of great options where you can then also share your team via Twitter (include @nufcthemag in your tweet and we will share some of them with our 20k followers) , or you can share the selector on Facebook with friends, family and the rest of the black and white world. Alternatively, simply downloading the team image to the device you are using

When using the NUFC team selector you simply click on what team formation (4-3-3, 4-4-2 etc) you want, then click each position on the pitch and choose from the Newcastle United squad.